The tax you now owe, the dates it is due, the log that protects your mileage deduction, the insurance gap, and how to tell a good order from a bad one.

THE PROBLEM
The sign up screens get you on the road in a day. They do not tell you that nobody takes tax out of your pay, that it is due four times a year, that miles you estimate later cannot be deducted, or that your car policy may not cover you while you are paid to drive.

WHAT YOU GET
A 29 page PDF for your first weeks on a delivery, grocery or rideshare app in the US. Ten parts and a one page checklist.

WHAT IS INSIDE
Nine things the apps do not tell you. Before your first shift. Is this order worth taking: the order math in six steps and your true hourly. Where and when to work. Your first week: seven habits, a daily log and three buckets for your money. Grocery shopping. Customer messages and a safe drop off. Taxes: self employment tax worked out, the four payment dates, the 2026 mileage rate and the new tips deduction. Insurance: the three periods of a shift and five questions for your insurer.

BUILT ON THE RULES AND ON THE ROAD
Tax and insurance figures read on the IRS’s and the apps’ own pages on October 13, 2026. Field tips from my own shifts since 2018.

WHAT IT IS NOT
Not tax, legal, insurance or financial advice. No promise of any earnings.

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Dave Wright | Wright Ideas